Geography and Geology
The island, like most of the Orkney archipelago, is made up of old red sandstone with the Rousay Flagstone Group predominating.
The island is more or less oval in shape, but there is a small promontory, called Cantick Head in the south east, which is created by Kirk Hope (Church Bay). It is separated from Hoy by an arm of the sea, also called Longhope. The area to the south of the causeway is known as Aith Hope.
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